Right now, we're in a health war. The enemy is disease. We're also in a major food fight against obesity and weight loss. Bad news, we're losing...badly. In my homepage blog, I discuss how the emphasis on fighting...
How Toxins Can Trump Healthy Pregnancy
The amount of chemicals in our environment is rising at an alarming rate. According to the National Toxicology Program (NTP) there are more than 80,000 chemicals that are registered for use in the United States. Even more alarming,...
Back to School & Essential Oils
The beautiful summer is still in full swing for most of us, but for college students, it's time to start thinking about back to school! During my time at naturopathic medicine school, I found great benefit in using various...
The New Neuropeptide on the Block
Oxytocin's Role On Emotional, Mental, and Social Health There are many triggers and mediators that impact mood and behavior. I reviewed a list of many of them in my recent blog and discussed the short-sightedness of settling for any...
Tidbits on Health in Tuscany
14.00 I just returned from a wonderful sabbatical in Italy and wanted to share some important tidbits on health that I learned and experienced. As I mentioned on my homepage, a certain part of Italy is considered a...
The Bad News for the Female Brain
I recently read two articles in Health Day that made me a little disheartened for my "vulnerable" female brain. They were both on the same day, Tuesday in fact. Men Vs. Women's Brain- A Race In the Decline...
Some Disgustingly Scientific Studies on Poo
14.00 I've got some disgusting, yet scientific, news to share with you. Fascinatingly gross, in fact! Just in time to spoil beach season, I read some health information that stated something rather grotesque. Just as I thought I...
Some Overlooked (or Intentionally Ignored) Environmental Impacts That May Be Impacting Your Health
Recently, I was training in the windy city of Chicago, totally engrossed in learning all about hormones. One of the big tenants of all my training in functional medicine is "to treat the matrix." This means, doctors are...
The Fight for Real Food- From Fourth Graders to Lawyers
As I write this, I'm 21,000 feet altitude on my way to training for IFM. The topic is on everything and anything there is to know about hormone health. The geek in me is jazzed. In fact, my inner...